Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2024-01-05

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jan 5
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
878 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 799▼ 26 vs year ago 904 · −2.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 70▼ 20 vs year ago 63 · −31.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 8▼ 1 vs year ago 4 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to being closed for the holidays. Good demand for the weaned preconditioned packages of feeders with good buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $222.44/cwt on 553 head.
Average price
$222.44
553 head · 757 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,683
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$347
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3
$54.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.05
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2762223.011,699537
Large 1-2575216.101,2432thin
Medium and Large 2537209.601,12511thin
Medium and Large 2-3723173.751,2552thin
Large 2-3800169.001,3521thin
One grade step is worth $54.01/cwt here — about $347 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale553 hd
222.44
—
KY average18 barns · 6,051 hd
227.49
−5.05
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,547121.541,8803thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47494.881,39913
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24791.601,14315
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06482.4387711

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,160$1,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$1,0251thin

Every lot

113 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2233212.47/cwt210.00–215.004952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326246.36/cwt240.00–250.008034
Steers—Medium and Large 2380212.50/cwt212.50–212.508081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418273.36/cwt270.00–277.501,1433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,2863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463272.72/cwt268.00–277.501,2634
Steers—Medium and Large 2480240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,3627
Steers—Medium and Large 2515222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524258.37/cwt247.50–262.501,3547
Steers—Large 1-2575216.10/cwt212.00–220.001,2432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578238.19/cwt233.00–245.001,37725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618223.94/cwt220.00–235.001,38410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628251.75/cwt251.75–251.751,58127
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653248.75/cwt248.75–248.751,62457
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665226.76/cwt220.00–235.001,50820
Steers—Medium and Large 2677200.95/cwt190.00–205.001,3606
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2709201.57/cwt193.00–209.001,4299
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727229.24/cwt223.50–230.001,66786
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760228.87/cwt218.00–229.501,73957
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2764203.68/cwt190.00–210.001,55631
Steers—Large 2-3800169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3521
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3805162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,3081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813199.88/cwt197.00–208.001,6257
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added848214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,81560
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added866213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,84550
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2886201.98/cwt200.00–206.001,7909
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,7571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2960181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,7381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,020152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,5561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,059180.25/cwt180.25–180.251,90958
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225225.00/cwt225.00–225.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2232205.00/cwt205.00–205.004762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276200.00/cwt200.00–200.005523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325185.15/cwt180.00–190.006023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375200.00/cwt200.00–200.007502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380242.50/cwt242.50–242.509221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390210.00/cwt210.00–210.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395175.00/cwt175.00–175.006912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2408192.55/cwt190.00–195.007862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,0281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431223.17/cwt220.00–230.009623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440172.50/cwt172.50–172.507592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,0407
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455180.00/cwt180.00–180.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470221.91/cwt215.00–225.001,04314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475196.12/cwt190.00–202.509322
Heifers—Large 1-2525207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,0891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530209.64/cwt202.00–216.001,11117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3532160.00/cwt160.00–160.008512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535226.43/cwt225.00–228.001,21112
Heifers—Large 2565181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567207.79/cwt203.00–215.001,17815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573224.97/cwt220.00–233.001,28918
Heifers—Medium 1-2580160.00/cwt160.00–160.009281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3593179.50/cwt179.00–180.001,0642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3606170.94/cwt162.00–176.001,0364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619185.67/cwt183.00–191.001,14924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627200.95/cwt194.00–207.001,26013
Heifers—Large 2-3655145.00/cwt145.00–145.009501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3667154.13/cwt150.00–162.501,0283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2293
Heifers—Large 1-2698174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705140.00/cwt140.00–140.009871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2716153.55/cwt150.00–156.001,0995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2739175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,29321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2771163.51/cwt163.00–165.001,2614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2812147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2816175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,4362
Heifers—Large 2-3920110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320242.50/cwt242.50–242.507761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365270.00/cwt270.00–270.009861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2393231.68/cwt230.00–232.509113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431261.13/cwt250.00–265.001,1254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455238.13/cwt230.00–245.001,0838
Bulls—Large 2465215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1674
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527202.05/cwt200.00–204.001,0656
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560194.40/cwt189.00–200.001,0892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573220.39/cwt211.00–230.001,2637
Bulls—Large 1-2580212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0441
Bulls—Large 2590192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,1361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625177.42/cwt175.00–180.001,1092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,2441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2121
Bulls—Large 2655182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672200.23/cwt200.00–202.501,34611
Bulls—Large 2-3725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2777168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,3052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2990155.50/cwt152.00–162.501,5393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,003158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,070162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,7392
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,080130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,485118.06/cwt115.50–120.001,7532
Bulls——1,670128.50/cwt128.50–128.502,1461
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95571.00/cwt71.00–71.006781
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06787.62/cwt84.50–91.509356
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07579.35/cwt78.50–80.508533
Cows—Lean 85-90%Heavy Weight1,12572.00/cwt72.00–72.008101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18187.69/cwt83.00–90.001,0366
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28796.36/cwt93.00–103.001,2408
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,0241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47297.20/cwt92.00–102.001,4319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48089.65/cwt89.00–91.501,3274
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29951,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.